es·pal·ier (ĭ-spāl'yər, -yā') n. A tree or shrub that is trained to grow in a flat plane against a wall, often in a symmetrical pattern. A trellis or other framework on which an espalier is grown. tr.v.
es·pal·iered, es·pal·ier·ing, es·pal·iers
To train as or on an espalier. To provide with an espalier.
[French, from Italian spalliera, shoulder support, from spalla, shoulder, from Late Latin spatula, shoulder blade, from Latin; see spatula.] |